Table 4b.
Effect of scaling and root planing, polyberry gel and tetracycline fibres on plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level: Inter group comparison of outcome variables between each pair of group
| Dependent variable | Group comparison | PI (P) | GI (P) | PPD (P) | CAL (P) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | A-B | 0.218# | 1.000# | 0.823# | 0.206# |
| A-C | 1.000# | 1.000# | 0.278# | 0.078# | |
| B-C | 0.218# | 1.000# | 0.353# | 0.513# | |
| 1 month | A-B | 0.000** | 0.001** | 0.000** | 0.000** |
| A-C | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** | |
| B-C | 0.866 | 0.323 | 0.049* | 0.207 |
**P<0.01 and *P<0.05 is highly statistically significant difference; #P>0.05 is statistically nonsignificant difference. All values are mean±SD. Group A – SRP; Group B – SRP + Polyberry gel; Group C – SRP + Tetracycline fibres. PI – Plaque index; GI – Gingival index; PPD – Probing pocket depth; CAL – Clinical attachment level; SD – Standard deviation; SRP – Scaling and root planing; P – P values